Viva Varda!

She Did It Her Way

November 3, 2023 | By Emma Wilson | Exhibitions

“Viva Varda!,” at the Cinémathèque Française, represents yet another first for the late, beloved French filmmaker Agnès Varda (1928–2019): this is the first exhibition the Cinémathèque has devoted to the work of a woman filmmaker (the first solo show on … Read More

Ron Mueck

Demon for Details

June 16, 2023 | By Heidi Ellison | Exhibitions

If art is about having a visceral effect on viewers, then Ron Mueck is a true artist. On entering the exhibition of his work at the Fondation Cartier, visitors are confronted with the amazing sight of piles of supersized skulls … Read More

Léon Monet

Brothers in Colors

May 26, 2023 | By Heidi Ellison | Exhibitions

Who knew (or cared) that the great Impressionist painter Claude Monet had a big brother? Well, he did, and now the Musée de Luxembourg is devoting an entire exhibition to Léon Monet  (1836-1917). What makes a famous artist’s brother interesting … Read More

Musicanimale

The Symphony of Life

December 14, 2022 | By Heidi Ellison | Exhibitions

Strange sounds fill the exhibition space at the Musée de la Musique-Philharmonie de Paris: the roar of a rutting stag, the trill of a song thrush, the clacking of stag jawbones being used as percussion instruments – and that’s just … Read More